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How to understand Darwin's theory of evolution
First of all, evolution is not truth, and no scientific theory is truth. Those who regard evolution as truth must be anti-evolutionists.

Secondly, the theory of evolution is not a self-reliance theory. Like other scientific theories, it is constantly developing and perfecting with the development of cognitive means.

Thirdly, Darwin's theory of evolution is only a school of evolution. Lamarck's theory of "letting go" and China's ancient theory of "rotting grass is a fly" belong to the category of evolution, but Darwin's theory of "natural selection" has become a widely accepted theory because of overwhelming evidence.

Fourthly, Darwin's theory of evolution is the basic theory of modern biology, which connects scattered organisms in series through the theory of "natural selection" to form an organic whole. This core theory has been as solid and reliable as the earth is a sphere and has been supported by a lot of evidence.

Fifth, Darwin's theory of evolution is a multi-level system. In the scientific community, the view of "biological evolution" has become a final conclusion, and there is nothing to question. What is questioned is only how a particular organism evolved, or what is the external cause that led to its evolution.

Sixth, Darwin's theory of evolution has been improved for more than one hundred years, and many amendments, supplements and developments have been made. For example, the theory of "survival of the lucky" (genetic drift) is a supplement to "survival of the fittest", and the theory of "evolutionary cluster" is a development of "evolutionary tree". It is conceivable that Darwin's theory of evolution will be more perfect in the future.

Finally, Darwin's theory of evolution has been questioned and opposed by all sides since its establishment, but with the development of science, the remarks against evolution gradually disappeared from the scientific community. Religion is the mainstream and backbone of opposing the theory of evolution at present, and the questioning of the theory of evolution has also evolved from questioning to distortion. There are two reasons: first, one of the core views of religion is to explain where people come from, and religious views cannot be reconciled with evolution. However, if we give up the explanation of where people come from, most religions will lose their meaning. For example, if God didn't create man at all, and the appearance of man has nothing to do with God, what is the significance of Christianity? Therefore, they must oppose evolution, distort evolution or grasp the leg of evolution (that is, God guides evolution). Second, the theory of evolution involves a lot of professional knowledge, which the average person does not fully grasp or even understand at all. They can't fool the scientific community or ordinary people. This is why there are a lot of anti-evolution articles or rumors on the internet, but there is not a paper on anti-evolution in the world-class scientific journals.